■Were cdristriied into indications’ of an ekten's!ve -commerce, antertiaf
Wealth1, and an-advanced knowledge of the- arts of common'life. -
These’ colsMeriitions induced- the Governor i | fay-before the*GoMeik, _
•On the.fd&rth"drMay following, a'proposition,'to 'whMi they cheer-,
fully'and uhaniiriously ass^iited,*'' M^eputing“-^n“'©h|ltsh? 'gCntlelhan
to1 T ibit|s^the justifiable plea'ofipaying aproper' tribute of-respect,
'in- return for the' advances which had 'heen made1 b j^te'-LKma. - Mr.
George Bogle, a m-an'emihently qualified dor this mrssiorl/-by a ’chs-
'ceming capacity , and uncommon'gentleness ^Sfimfoiners,- was hohn-
Sated, on the hfioommendatio'n- of the 'GbVfefaofi'foveatty~bbdef an
'answer to-the tama, and to offer him suitable- presSnts.-^Me -was furnished
besides with a great variety -of'articles] 1cdnsist&g»'chieflj|l’bf
British manufactures, td he.produced a^spefci’merlsJfofdhe-trade-in
which the subjects of the Lama might be-Mvited.to' f®rtieipat&i Mr.
Hamilton, a Surgeon of considmableheputariSndtt'-ftis-profession, was
appointed to accompany him. -
I Mr. Bogle received his instructions on the 6th- of Mayf IVT4. Lie
Was detailed Foi^sdniddihfd ait‘Tassisudon^fhe'Capital of -Bootan,‘ wait-
itt^fdr'pSSspbffej nor was it, d/befieve, without some reluctance, on
the part of the-'Lama himself, tbafMe at' last obtained them1.*» On the
12th WfOetober.He arrived ^t’Beiiheripgay, then the-residence of the
Lama, by whom he was received with great hospitality and kindness.
Here,-and?at Teshoo Loohiboo, he remained with him until the 8 8 ‘df
Aprh'fi)ild#iS|;i W^henrhe took his-leave, to returnJto Bengal. During
this interval, by employing his whole time,and talents, in cultivating
the- good; will- of -the Lama,, and' gratifying-his insatiable thirst for
foreign knowledge, Mr. Rogle-'so- ingratiated himself into his confidence,
as to be intrusted,' soma lime after, with a considerable remit«
tjtnce; in money, for -theipurpose off building a temple and a dwelling
house,-,fob the accommodation of his votaries -to. Bengal, on the banks
©fithe.Qanges. A' piece of-g-round,? Q^tjae opposite, side of the river to
G^?lc.utta, was„.p,urchasedj).and gr-aptedit0 -the-Lama, on- his application
te-itjheiGoiverhq}" for,this, purpose. ,,
£ ■ In the', fetter, .which,' tJifi.’Lama wrote tog tlie Governor upon tins
oevasion*,; foe?stabed,,, asiafmoti.ye for making the request whiefoft. contained,
thafrali(ilL«pAsiia the-,. difoerent.-periods^of his reyi-viseence he
had chosern maruyre^onss for the places of his. birth,; yet Bengal was
the only country in ■ wfiicfehp-ifiad been born, fcjvice;, for which reason
he.hadia.predilection, for ^beyond, stay other,'and was desirous of
making'it.a place,of a)fode,. apparently esteeming,thp sanctity of
the .Ganges,, as aj^psidqration of irdepoy importance. At length, in
the.year 1%!L% when the^LbtaaK5pldmgfto the repeated solicitations
spf theJEmperorfo^jChina,yisited Pekin;,he,?with the. same.spirit, of
■ .personal kindnessmid in, the desire ,of improving his connexion with
thej,goyernmc#'vOf Bengal, desired Mr. Bogle#®! go round by sea to
Ganton;. prdrpls'ipgcto'ohtain- the Emperor’s pass for him to proceed,
and join him a,t the$*capital. .The Emperpr’s promise was also obtained*
io permit the first openings of an intercourse between that country